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Chapter 23 - The Balance That Shouldn’t Exist

The light goblin froze mid-air.

His hands disappeared out of nowhere there was no sign of a cut nor struggle it just got completely thrown off without a sign problem.

The shadow goblin's eyes widened for a split second before his expression twisted.

"...You saw it too, didn't you…" he muttered. His mind was going wide thinking 'how did this happen?'

The light goblin didn't respond. He was at a loss of words his hands weren't cut off they were smashed they were absorbed with absolutely no pain. He understood that it isn't speed.

Nor power.

That wasn't even a magic they knew that was something else something more grand than magic. 

Right above the clouds PSI stepped out 

Dripping from the clouds like he just walked through a different world. Hsi gaze was calm and cold like ice. Breathing steady like nothing just happened. He frown saying 

"...So that's how it is,".

The light goblin clenched what was left of his arms, regenerating slowly with light.

"You're not fast…" he said.

"You're cheating."

PSI tilted his head slightly. And said "Call it whatever helps you sleep. We were fighting 12k vs 1 from the start and it doesn't count as cheating, isn't it?"

BOOM—The sky exploded. With a huge absorbing energy 

The Light goblin flies right behind the Shadow goblin as they sync. 

The light goblin flashed forward— teleporting through pure light.A beam formed under PSI's feet—But before it even activated—

A shadow hand grabbed PSI's leg from below.

he shadow goblin had already moved.

PSI's body twisted mid-air. Anticipating his opponents attack he disappeared.

Suddenly a huge door opened Mid-air.Behind the light goblin.PSI stepped out casually.

Like he was just walking through a hallway.

He raised his hand—CLICK—Nothing happened.

The light goblin smirked."Too predictable."

A burst of light detonated point-blank.

PSI vanished again.

Another door.Another angle.Another position.

But this time—The shadow goblin was already there.

A fist made of condensed darkness slammed into PSI's ribs.CRACK—PSI flew across the sky like a broken arrow.

Blood trailing behind him.

"Got you," the shadow goblin whispered.

PSI rolled mid-He just… Adjusted.

"...You two aren't like the others," PSI said, wiping blood from his mouth.

The light goblin floated down slowly.

"Of course not."

"We're the balance."

The shadow beneath him moved. Not naturally. Not passively.Alive.

"Where there's light…"

The light goblin raised his hand.

"…there's a shadow." The shadow goblin stepped out fully this time. Standing.

"And where there's shadow…"

He cracked his neck.

"…there's something watching."

PSI smiled and said "this duo is by far the best one .Two bodies, Two mind and even two opposite magic yet One system."

BOOM—They attacked again.

Orbs of different light explosions in advance from the sky while different shadows bombs from the back of the ground all flying toward PSI. 

PSI opened three doors at once one from above hiding him from the light bombs 

The other one from behind. 

. the last one was by his size so he can get in save in the middle of the sky where the shadow goblin is firing hundreds of shadow bombs at him. While the light goblin is raining them at him. 

He used the first door facing the light bombs to absorb them all at once and release it back to the ground where the shadow goblin is flying. 

He used the same method to fire the shadow bombs reversed into the light one completely shattering the fighting spirit of the Duo. 

He dropped back into a cloud and said "testing each other. Cook is not bad every once and a while it will strengthen your bond won't you say so goblins.

PSI's eyes narrowed.

"...So you can follow."

The shadow goblin grinned.

"You thought you were the only one who adapts?"

Although they were able to survive they were greatly injured and they said "

PSI blocked.But something changed.

Every time he used a door—They got closer.

Every time he clicked—They reacted faster.

Every time he moved—They were already there."...Learning," PSI muttered.

The light goblin raised both hands—

Hundreds of light orbs formed in the sky.

The shadow goblin spread his arms—

Every shadow on the battlefield stretched.

The entire sky turned into a net.

PSI stood in the center.

"Nowhere to go," the light goblin said.

"Nowhere to hide," the shadow goblin added.

PSI exhaled slowly.

"…Good."

A different style of explosion where even if he enters they would follow him until they explode throughout the running back and forth process were fired aimed at PSI. 

But the shadows weren't empty.

PSI avoid every attack yet they Kept following him so he used his own door to open it again and again to store them until they explode inside. While doing it the lost so much energy and was completely off guard. 

The shadow goblin knowing that PSI had eaten the thirteens goblin's leader's heart he froze thinking attacking him to hurt him physically won't work so the only choice is to drag him into his own shadow field.

He summons a double shadow over PSI's shadow where hands made by shadow were dragging him down into the shadow.

PSI's body got dragged into darkness—

CLICK—

Silence.

Everything stopped.The light goblin frowned.

"…What?"The shadows froze.

Then—Collapsed.Like something was missing.PSI stepped out from nothing standing proud and perfectly fine.

"...Took me a second," he said.

The shadow goblin's expression changed.

"…What did you do?"

PSI didn't answer immediately.

He just looked around. With a suspicious look wandering about what he said. 

"Your system is simple. Light creates shadow. Shadow carries presence."

He raised his hand.

"...So I removed the middle."

CLICK—The shadows trembled.Not violently.

But unnaturally.Like they were being pulled.

The shadow goblin stepped back.

"…No—"The shadows beneath every light goblin began to shrink.

The connection broke.The balance collapsed.

The light goblin looked down.

PSI stepped forward with max speed as he closed the distance between them. 

Tapping over their field of energy 

The shadow goblin's arm—Gone.

The shadow goblin froze as he can't use most of his shadow skills without his hand signs. PSI didn't even give him time to breathe he jumped straight into his face as he leaned in slightly and flashed forward. 

"Now you're just one."

The flying hundreds of light orbs were all over the sky until the light goblin gathered all his energy into one final attack in an attempt to save the shadow goblin.

PSI didn't turn around as he was flashing forward. PSI said "Too late fellas"

As he was dashing forward the shadow goblin used a verbal shadow skill to sink inside the shadow and PSI 'CLICK' his fingers to freeze the whole shadow and absorb it in his inventory. 

Darkness disappeared completely everything was glowing hard to watch for the eyes. As PSI rewrites the rule that says 'where there's more darkness shall be found more light". By completely eradicating shadow from the sky.

And for the first time— Light stood alone.

And that…Was its gre

atest weakness.

The shadow gonlin has only one choice and it's to die sinking in the darkness since there's no other shadow he can hop out from.

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